A study on anxiety, obsession, and reassurance-seeking behavior due to COVID-19 pandemic

Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Pub Date : 2021-10-01 DOI:10.4103/jdrntruhs.jdrntruhs_38_21

S. Sreepada, Phanindra Dulipala, Jagannath Dara

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Background: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has a devastating impact on public health and requires extensive preventive and precautionary measures to contain its spread. These measures result in dramatic lifestyle changes which might lead to disturbed mental health outcomes among individuals. Aims and Objective: The aims of this study were to (1) assess anxiety, obsession, and reassurance-seeking behavior due to COVID-19 pandemic, and (2) to compare these outcomes among health-care professionals and the general population. Settings and Design: This was an online community based cross sectional study done in the month of November, 2020. Subjects and Methods: The study was conducted in November 2020 among 527 individuals selected randomly. A self-designed, semi-structured questionnaire consisting of 25 questions about demographic details, anxiety, obsession, and reassurance-seeking behavior was applied using Google forms. Statistical Analysis Used: SPSS version 25.0 (IBM). Results: Of 527 individuals, 246 (46.7%) were men and 281 (53.3%) were women. Health-care professionals and general population comprised 255 (48.4%) and 272 (51.6%) individuals respectively. Anxiety was found among 14 (2.65%) individuals, obsession in 97 (18%) and reassurance-seeking behavior in 51 (9.67%) individuals. Obsession and reassurance-seeking behavior was found to be significantly higher (p < 0.05) among general population than in health-care professionals. Reassurance-seeking behavior was found to be significantly higher in COVID-19 positive patients. (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Anxious and obsessive thinking about health during the COVID-19 pandemic stimulating reassurance-seeking behavior was more among the general population in comparison to health-care professionals. This indicates the need for proper health education, guidance, and training regarding the preventive measures and precautions to be taken in order to avoid adverse mental health outcomes.

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背景:2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)对公共卫生造成毁灭性影响，需要采取广泛的预防和预防措施来控制其传播。这些措施导致生活方式发生巨大变化，这可能导致个人心理健康结果受到干扰。目的和目的:本研究的目的是(1)评估COVID-19大流行导致的焦虑、痴迷和寻求安慰的行为，(2)比较卫生保健专业人员和普通人群的这些结果。设置和设计:这是一项基于在线社区的横断面研究，于2020年11月完成。研究对象和方法:该研究于2020年11月在随机选择的527名受试者中进行。一份自行设计的半结构化问卷由25个问题组成，涉及人口统计细节、焦虑、痴迷和寻求安慰的行为。使用SPSS 25.0版本(IBM)。结果:527例患者中，男性246例(46.7%)，女性281例(53.3%)。保健专业人员和一般人口分别为255人(48.4%)和272人(51.6%)。焦虑14例(2.65%)，困扰97例(18%)，寻求安慰行为51例(9.67%)。普通人群的困扰和寻求安慰行为明显高于卫生保健专业人员(p < 0.05)。新冠病毒阳性患者寻求安慰行为明显更高。(p < 0.05)。结论:与卫生保健专业人员相比，普通人群在COVID-19大流行期间对健康的焦虑和强迫性思考更容易刺激寻求安慰的行为。这表明需要就预防措施和预防措施进行适当的健康教育、指导和培训，以避免不良的心理健康后果。

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